Country comparison South Africa vs Jamaica

Subscribe to our free email alert service
 
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€20,239M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$21,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€7,3612024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$7,9652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart12,9682024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart14,0322024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart69.18%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€4,5682024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$4,9422024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart482024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart522024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart0.26%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart6,219.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart6,729.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart1,116.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart1,071.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart17.87%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart879.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart950.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart15.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart257.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart279.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart4.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart33.18%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2,1912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$2,3702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€4062024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$4392024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€3102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$3352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€942024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1012024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2B110/18/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBB12/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-B+04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart442023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart80º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart59.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart63º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart79º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart5.8%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart81K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$365.12023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart83º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/16/202619.0382
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20264.13%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart71º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart5,232December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart2.62December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart69.882015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart29.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart16.50%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart2,478,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€1,948.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$2,107.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart9.90%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€7,267.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$7,857.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart36.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-5,318.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-5,750.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-27.01%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart2582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart91º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart2,521.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.86%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart40.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart11.62‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart42.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart8.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart8.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart2,839,1752024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart23,6292020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,118,9312020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7062022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart37º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart71.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart402015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart1.482015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1,4042023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart49.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart2.342023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart3,3012023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart4,4822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart3,63412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart157,66412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart760,80012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart1,279.9512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart1,529,11312/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Jamaica